Tag: art shows

On behalf of Northern Soul and the Northern Soul Art Project’s curator Narciso Espiritu, Jr., I invite you to the opening reception for “Portraits Of Awesomeness: The Pop-Culture Art of Craig Mahoney” on Monday, October 20th at 7pm. Nearly two dozen new, original drawings and paintings celebrating my favorites from movies, music, TV, and comedy will be on display, with most being shown publicly for the first time.

All artwork will be available for purchase. In addition, there will be drink specials, free snacks, and some of the movies and music that inspired the artwork playing throughout the night. I’m also hearing a rumor that there will be cookies. No promises, though.

If you’re the type of person who enjoys promoting other people’s work (and if you are, THANKS!), here’s the link to the facebook event page and below are some promo pics for your Instagram, twitter, and facebook feeds. Feel free to tag me on instagram (@yerolepalCraiggers) or twitter (@CraigMahoney) and hashtag it #PortraitsOfAwesomeness (Is that a long hashtag? Yes. Do I have a better idea? No. We’ll just have to live with it.).

We are now accepting submissions for our next group show at The Rogues’ Gallery at Boca Grande Mexican Cantina, entitled “Sand and Sea”. We’re looking for art depicting the beaches and oceans, it’s visitors, vacationers, and inhabitants, from vacation postcards and tiki art, to landscapes, seascapes, and explorations of the deep blue.

The opening reception will be from 8-10pm on Thursday, August 7th, feature live music, comedy, and drink specials, and will also be raising money for Clean Ocean Action NJ. The show will run until Wednesday, September 3rd.

All art must be ready to hang, and submissions e-mailed to curator Craig Mahoney at cm@craigmahoney.com by 5pm Monday, August 4th. 70% of all sales will go to the artist, with a 30% commission going to the gallery, so please price accordingly.

It is my utmost pride and pleasure to announce that I’ll be curating and producing a new monthly art & comedy series at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village. On the first Tuesday of each month, in the Hot Chicks Room at the UCBeast, we’ll have the opening reception for a new art show followed by a one hour stand-up showcase hosted by myself & Austin Rodrigues. The theme for this month’s show is “Legends Of Laughter”, art depicting the all-time greats of comedy, created by some of the area’s finest artists.

For the first show, we’ve got a great collection of work from artists throughout NYC & NJ, and a killer comedy lineup featuring Mark Normand, Amber Nelson , Lukas Kaiser, and Abbi Crutchfield.

Here’s a brief sample of some of the pieces that will be on display. I’ll be posting mine tomorrow>

The Upright Citizens Brigade is a legendary name in comedy, and I’m proud to announce that I will be curating monthly art shows at the UCBeast theater in the East Village. The first show opens Tuesday, October 8th, and the theme is “Legends Of Laughter”.

I’m looking for portraits of the true icons of comedy, people you recognize without even hearing their full name – Groucho, Woody, Lenny, Carlin, Pryor, Gilda, Belushi, Letterman, etc. You get the idea.

The work can be in any medium, but must be ready to hang. Deadline for submissions is Thursday, October 3. We will take a 30% commission on all sales, so please price accordingly. E-mail pics of submissions to cm@craigmahoney.com

This is gonna be a great event. I can’t wait to see what you kids cook up!

Here are two new pieces I did for the “World’s Finest” Batman/Superman tribute show that I guest-curated over at Northern Soul (557 First St, Hoboken, NJ). You can head over to Northern Soul and see those two, plus about 25 other fantastic works of art from now until mid-September.